Book Suggestions
Poems and Rhymes
Celebrate the joy of books by starting to read poems as early as your child can hear your own voice, the minute you can hold him or her in your arms.
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Tomie's Baa Baa Black Sheep and Other Rhymes
Illustrated by Tomie dePaola
Putnam Juvenile 2004
Ages: Birth to 3
Topic: Poems and Rhymes
A board book filled with well known nursery rhymes (Jack and Jill, Little Miss Muffet and Hey, Diddle, Diddle and Baa Baa Black Sheep) will become your favorite read aloud together especially as you bounce your baby on your lap. MORE...
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You Be Mommy
by Karla Clark
Illustrated by Zoe Persico
Feiwel and Friends 2020
Ages: 5 to 7
Topic: Bedtime Reading
Topic: Books You'll Want to Give as Gifts to Everyone
Topic: Poems and Rhymes
A clever rhyming story about a mother pretending to be a little girl and changing roles after a hard day’s work. A perfect story to read together and to actively role play. MORE...
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Llama Llama Misses Mama
by Anna Dewdney
Penguin Young Readers Group 2009
Ages: 3 to 5
Topic: Poems and Rhymes
It's the first day of nursery school, and Llama experiences separation anxiety from her mother. This is the perfect book to help a child bridge the transition between home and school. MORE...
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Handsprings
by Douglas Florian
Illustrated by Douglas Florian
Greenwillow 2006
Ages: All ages
Topic: Poems and Rhymes
Filled with poems and child-like drawings, this is a perfect book to welcome spring.
"Sometimes warm
And sometimes chilly
Spring is silly daffodilly"
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Book!
by Kristine O'Connell George
Illustrated by Maggie Smith
Clarion Books 2001
Ages: Birth to 3
Topic: Poems and Rhymes
In addition to being read, a book can be opened, hugged and cherished as a gift. This poem, vividly illustrated, captures a toddler's first magical and imaginative encounters with a book. MORE...
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America My New Home
by Monica Gunning
Illustrated by Ken Condon
Boyds Mills Press 2004
Ages: 7 to 10
Topic: Poems and Rhymes
These poems bring to light the longing a child has for her Caribbean home and life in Jamaica as well as the excitement of the welcoming new home in America. It is the same theme that Pearl Buck once wrote about in her novel My Several Worlds, Monica Gunning captures the new life of an immigrant in America in an upbeat manner. She writes about the library, the symphony, the Statue of Liberty and the fresh new fallen snow. The chalk illustrations enrich the poems. MORE...
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The Llama who had No Pajama - 100 Favorite Poems
by Mary Ann Hoberman
Illustrated by Betty Fraser
Browndeer Press 1998
Ages: 3 to 5
Topic: Poems and Rhymes
What a marvelous collection of poems for young children! This book is enchanting and the poems catch the essence of childhood from eating applesauce to climbing trees and observing animals at the zoo. MORE...
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A Kick in the Head : An Everyday Guide to Poetic Forms
by Paul B. Janeczko
Illustrated by Chris Raschka
Candlewick 2005
Ages: 7 to 10
Topic: Poems and Rhymes
Following their starred book, A Poke in the I, which focused on concrete poems, this special volume explores poetic forms, all 29 of them, one or two poems per spread. This is an incredible resource for your child and especially for writer's workshop in schools. It can be used as a primer for beginning and budding poets. The parade of creative collage and pen and ink illustrations marches through the pages and accents each poem perfectly. MORE...
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A Family of Poems: My Favorite Poetry for Children
by Caroline Kennedy
Illustrated by John J. Muth
Hyperion 2005
Ages: All ages
Topic: Poems and Rhymes
This collection of more than 100 poems selected so thoughtfully by Caroline Kennedy and framed into sections (About me, That's So Silly, The Seashore, Adventure, Animals, The Seasons and Bedtime) is a family treasure you must own. MORE...
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Yellow Elephant : A Bright Bestiary
by Julie Larios
Illustrated by Julie Paschkis
Harcourt Children's Books 2006
Ages: 3 to 5
Topic: Poems and Rhymes
All the colors, turquoise lizard, pink kitty and yellow elephant to name a few, are depicted in poems about animals, encouraging children to use their imaginations and to see the familiar in surprising new ways. MORE...
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There's Always Pooh and Me
by A.A. Milne
Illustrated by Ernest H. Shepard
Dutton 2003
Ages: 3 to 5
Topic: Poems and Rhymes
This elegant collection brings together 23 of the best loved poems of A.A. Milne.
With the original illustrations by Ernest H. Shepard, the page layout is distinguished and the gold end papers make this a "must" for gift giving and this edition should be in every home library. MORE...
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